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National parks · 60 parks

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Israel has 60 national parks covering about 69 km² in total. The largest is Har Carmel Nationalpark (21 km²); the oldest, Nitzana, dates from 1.

Har Carmel Nationalpark Har Carmel Nationalpark21 km² · since 1960 Sepphoris Sepphoris16 km² Ein Gedi Ein Gedi14 km² Ein Avdat Ein Avdat4.8 km² Beit Guvrin National Park Beit Guvrin National Park2.6 km² Mamshit Mamshit2.4 km² Gan Le’ummi Shimron Gan Le’ummi Shimron1.9 km² · since 2011 Ramat Gan National Park Ramat Gan National Park1.8 km² · since 1953 Hermon Stream Nature Reserve Hermon Stream Nature Reserve1.3 km² · since 1977 Shomron National Park0.7 km² · since 1970 Einot Telem0.5 km² · since 2022 Shivta Shivta0.5 km² Tel Ashdod Tel Ashdod0.3 km² Palmachim beach Palmachim beach0.2 km² · since 2003 Hurvat Amudim Hurvat Amudim0.2 km² · since 1968 Gan HaShlosha National Park Gan HaShlosha National Park0.1 km² · since 1953 Dora Dora0.1 km² Ein Hemed Ein Hemed0.1 km² · since 1968 Tel Be'er Sheva Tel Be'er Sheva0.0 km² Akhziv National Park Akhziv National ParkNational park Alexander AlexanderNational park Apollonia National ParkNational park Arbel National Park and Nature ReserveNational park Arsuf ArsufNational park Bar'am National Park Bar'am National Parksince 1966 Belvoir Fortress Belvoir Fortresssince 1168 Bet Shean National Park Bet Shean National Parksince 1965 Beth Alpha synagogue Beth Alpha synagogueNational park Capernaum National Park Capernaum National ParkNational park Capernaum synagogue Capernaum synagogueNational park Castel National Park Castel National ParkNational park Chorazin ChorazinNational park Eilat's Coral Beach Eilat's Coral Beachsince 1964 Ein HinyaNational park Emek Tzurim National Park Emek Tzurim National Parksince 2000 Eshkol National Park Eshkol National ParkNational park Gezer GezerNational park Hazan cavesNational park Hurshat Tal Hurshat TalNational park Jerusalem Walls National Park Jerusalem Walls National Parksince 1967 Jotapata JotapataNational park Karraza, Khirbat Karraza, KhirbatNational park Kula KulaNational park Kursi Kursisince 500 Ma'ayan Harod National ParkNational park Migdal Afek Migdal Afeksince 2005 Mount Arbel Mount ArbelNational park Mount Carmel National Park Mount Carmel National ParkNational park Mount TzubaNational park Naẖal Ẕalmon Naẖal ẔalmonNational park Nitzana Nitzanasince 1 Parc national des collines de kourkar de Ness Ziona Parc national des collines de kourkar de Ness ZionaNational park Ramon Colors National Park Ramon Colors National Parksince 2019 Saint Peter Church, Capernaum Saint Peter Church, Capernaumsince 1990 Tabachnik Garden Tabachnik GardenNational park Tel Ashkelon National Park Tel Ashkelon National ParkNational park Ubeidiya UbeidiyaNational park Yarkon national park Yarkon national parksince 1972 Yehi'am Fortress National Park Yehi'am Fortress National ParkNational park Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve Yehudiya Forest Nature ReserveNational park

Data: Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Photos under their Commons licences — the author is credited on each park page.

National parks in Israel at a glance

Israel has 60 national parks covering about 69 km² — roughly 0.31% of the country's 21,937 km². The 3 largest parks together account for 75% of that area.

Largest national parks

  1. Har Carmel Nationalpark — 21 km², since 1960
  2. Sepphoris — 16 km²
  3. Ein Gedi — 14 km²
  4. Ein Avdat — 4.8 km²
  5. Beit Guvrin National Park — 2.6 km²

Oldest national parks

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Frequently asked questions

How many national parks are there in Israel?

Israel has 60 national parks covering about 69 km² in total. The largest is Har Carmel Nationalpark (21 km²); the oldest, Nitzana, dates from 1.

What are the largest national parks in Israel?

Har Carmel Nationalpark (21 km²), Sepphoris (16 km²), Ein Gedi (14 km²), Ein Avdat (4.8 km²) and Beit Guvrin National Park (2.6 km²).

How much of Israel is national park?

About 0.31% of the country — 69 km² of national parks out of 21,937 km² in total.

What is the oldest national park in Israel?

Nitzana, established in 1, followed by Kursi (500), Belvoir Fortress (1168) and Ramat Gan National Park (1953).